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Food Labels

Food Labels. FACS Standards 8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.6.3 Kowtaluk, Helen and Orphanos Kopan, Alice. Food For Today. McGraw Hill – Glencoe. 2004. Basic Information. USDA regulates much of information on most food labels

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Food Labels

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  1. Food Labels FACS Standards 8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.6.3 Kowtaluk, Helen and Orphanos Kopan, Alice. Food For Today. McGraw Hill – Glencoe. 2004.

  2. Basic Information • USDA regulates much of information on most food labels • Aim – make sure consumers have complete, useful, and accurate information about foods they buy and eat

  3. Food name • Net weight • Manufacturer, packager, or distributor • Location of company • Ingredients listed from most to least

  4. Nutrition Information • Source of nutrition information • Nearly all packaged foods carry standardized “Nutrition Facts” panel • Each panel contains same information in standard format – serving size, calories, nutrient amounts, percent of Daily Value

  5. Serving Size • Based on amount of food customarily taken at one time • FDA has set established amounts • Rest of label based on one serving size

  6. Calories • Total calories per serving • Calories from fat

  7. Nutrient Amounts and Daily Values • Nutrients most important to a healthy eating plan are given in total fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein • % Daily Value – specific nutrition reference amount recommended by health experts

  8. Label Language • Low… - can be used on labels of food that could be eaten frequently without exceeding recommended amounts of indicated nutrients • Reduced…; less…; fewer…. – must have at least 25% less of something than a comparable food

  9. High in…. – means one serving provides at least 20% of the Daily Value for a specified nutrient • Good source of …. – one serving contains 10-19% of Daily Value for a particular nutrient • …-Free – an amount of ingredient is so small that it is not likely to affect your body

  10. Organically grown…. – manner in which a fresh or processed food was grown or produced – typically without pesticides or fertilizers

  11. Product Dating • Voluntary, industry-wide system • Except for infant formula and some baby food, federal government does not require food manufacturers or processors to provide dating information

  12. “sell by” date – last day the product should remain on store shelf • “Use by” date – product may still be safe to eat, but quality will start to go down • Code dating – series of numbers or letters that indicate where and when the product was packaged

  13. Other Information • Some products are “graded” and this information is on food label • Beverages that contain juice must list the percentage of juice • Picture on label should be what is inside OR package must state “serving suggestion”

  14. Directions for using product may be on label • Special handling instructions also on label • UPC – Universal Product Code – bar code read by a scanner • 1st 5 numbers identify the manufacturer; 2nd 5 identify product size and flavor • Price identifier; inventory

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